Baltimore Ravens Have Potential In Both Directions

But Something Does Not Add Up

Look at the Ravens statistics. On one side of the ball it’s a thing of beauty. On the other side of the ball it’s a bad horror movie and you see it coming every step of the way. It seems like having the 20th ranked offense isn’t something a 3-1 team typically has. If feels like putting up just 21 points per game is a little low. Baltimore can’t find it’s groove. When your franchise quarterback is playing like a shell of himself and the run game has really only shown up n one game, you might be in trouble.

Before the season I thought the game against Washington would be an obvious win for this team. Now, I really have no clue what I should expect. We know that the defense will keep the Ravens in the game. Even after giving up 28 points, the first quarter of the season is good evidence of this. The problem is that there are two Ravens teams. There are the Ravens who perform when they’re down. This team looks pretty solid. Then there is the Ravens team that gets themselves down in the first place. This team looks pretty flustered. There comes a certain point when we have to stop giving the Ravens credit for gritty wins when their flaws are what made it gritty.

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This feels like a Super Bowl caliber team when things are rolling. That feeling is all well and good, however when it’s not rolling they don’t even look like playoff contenders. Something is not adding up. Something is missing. There is a piece of the puzzle hidden under all of the other pieces. When the Ravens fit it into place, the problems should subside. The clock is ticking though; if they don’t find their answer soon it will be too late.